NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : SKALKOS v ASSAF (NO 2) [2002] NSWCA 236 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40860/00 HEARING DATE(S) : On the papers JUDGMENT DATE : 23 July 2002
PARTIES : THEODORE SKALKOS & ANOR v JOSEPH ASSAF & ANOR (nO 2) JUDGMENT OF : Mason P; Giles JA; Fitzgerald AJA
COUNSEL : Appellants: J A Darvall Respondents: K Rees SOLICITORS : Appellants: Tony Lazaropoulos Respondents: Mallesons Stephen Jaques CATCHWORDS : COSTS - indemnity costs in Court of Appeal - offer of compromise from plaintiff ignored by defendants - broad judicial discretion - Calderbank letter a relevant but not determinative factor - whether judgment was a substantial improvement on terms offered - whether appellants' conduct can be categorised as unreasonable. (ND) Cases Cited Assaf v Skalkos [2000] NSWSC 935 CBA Investments Ltd v Northern Star limited (No 2) [2000] NSWCA 146 Ettingshausen v Australian Consolidated Press Ltd (1995) 38 NSWLR 404 CASES CITED: Multicon Engineering Pty Ltd v Federal Airports Corporation (1996) 138 ALR 425 Nobrega v Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Sydney (No 2) [1999] NSWCA 133 Patronis v Oinoi & Kampi Pty Ltd (unrep, NSWSC, 30/11/93) Sanko Steamship Co Ltd v Sumitomo Australia Ltd (unrep, Fed Ct, No 22/96, 7/2/96) Skalkos & Anor v Assaf & Anor (2002) NSWCA 14 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 DECISION : Appellants to pay the respondents' costs of the appeal on an indemnity basis.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40860/00
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